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the only state without such a law is mississippi. as danya bacchus tells us, this month lawmakers hope to change that. >>> it's past time -- >> reporter: it's still not easy for dr. laverne gentry to talk about her fight for equal pay. >> i need to get my tissue because it might get emotional. >> reporter: she was a professor at jackson state university in mississippi when she noticed the discrimination. >> i knew that there were males who started with me and even some who started after me who were making significant more. >> reporter: with no state equal pay protections in mississippi, dr. gentry filed a federal lawsuit and won. that was in 2009. more than a decade later mississippi still has no equal pay law leaving no recourse for employees being paid less for the same work based on sex. >> it's time we have an equal pay statute here. >> reporter: mississippi representative angela cockerham is the author of house bill 770, one of two the state legislature is considering. >> i think that it will be so beneficial to so many citizens
the only state without such a law is mississippi. as danya bacchus tells us, this month lawmakers hope to change that. >>> it's past time -- >> reporter: it's still not easy for dr. laverne gentry to talk about her fight for equal pay. >> i need to get my tissue because it might get emotional. >> reporter: she was a professor at jackson state university in mississippi when she noticed the discrimination. >> i knew that there were males who started with me and...
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well, tonight, a new development in the largest welfare scandal in mississippi history. cbs news has exclusively obtained text messages and documents that connect the plan to divert millions of dollars in welfare funds to pet projects of hall of fame quarterback brett favre. cbs's omar villafranca has the never-before-seen evidence. >> this is a game changer. >> reporter: a new concussion drug, backed by n.f.l. legend/2e brett favre, needed financing, so he turned to his home state of mississippi, the poorest in the nation. the pitch was made in 2019, at favre's home, to the former head of the state's human services, and nancy new, a founder of a non-profit that distributes welfare funds in the state. in a document obtained exclusively by cbs news, the drug company, prevacus, asked for nearly $2 million from the division of human services in the state of mississippi. they struck this agreement: they struck this agreement. in exchange "in exchange for funding, the drug would be made and tested in mississippi." former federal prosecutor brad pigott investigated the transac
well, tonight, a new development in the largest welfare scandal in mississippi history. cbs news has exclusively obtained text messages and documents that connect the plan to divert millions of dollars in welfare funds to pet projects of hall of fame quarterback brett favre. cbs's omar villafranca has the never-before-seen evidence. >> this is a game changer. >> reporter: a new concussion drug, backed by n.f.l. legend/2e brett favre, needed financing, so he turned to his home state...
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in exchange for tuned ifing, he drug would be made and tested in mississippi. former federal prosecutor brad pigott investigated the transactions for the stairchlt both federal and mountains-most law required 100% of that money to go only to the leaveiation of poverty within mississippi. >> reporter: court documents show prevacus was sent $1.5 million with favre's business associate later asking for the rest. we would love 784k, he wrote with a smiley face emoji in a text message obtained by cbs news. new responded, we can send 400k today adding, i will need to let brett know we will have to pull this from what we were hoping to put on other activities. she pled guilty for funding millions in money to a welfare basketball center. brad pigott said he didn't know the grants were coming from welfare fonds and favre didn't personally receive any of the money paid to prevacus. >> you're almost making him sound like a patsy. >> he's not a patsy. no one told him. do you want the quarterback say let me challenge the entire state as to what they do with their own funds?
in exchange for tuned ifing, he drug would be made and tested in mississippi. former federal prosecutor brad pigott investigated the transactions for the stairchlt both federal and mountains-most law required 100% of that money to go only to the leaveiation of poverty within mississippi. >> reporter: court documents show prevacus was sent $1.5 million with favre's business associate later asking for the rest. we would love 784k, he wrote with a smiley face emoji in a text message obtained...
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>> our focus right now for fema is handling the immediate needs that jackson, mississippi has. is it and right now, that's making sure that they have safe water to drink, and that we are bringing in the resources that can do some temporary repairs to restore the water pressure to the city. >> o'donnell: even with that water pressure coming back, residents are being told to shower with their mouth closed. in some cases, the water is brown. it's dirty. how can this be happening in a major city in america? >> it's an absolutely tragic situation that we find ourselves right in. how are we going to make sure that this doesn't happen again and bring in the right resources, the right experts that are going to define a plan to help repair this critical piece of infrastructure and help the community of jackson, mississippi, get back to where it needs to be. >> o'donnell: more than 80% of jackson's residents are black. has there been a lack of investment in communities of color, and is this the prime example? >> you know, i don't know about the investment there in mississippi, but what i
>> our focus right now for fema is handling the immediate needs that jackson, mississippi has. is it and right now, that's making sure that they have safe water to drink, and that we are bringing in the resources that can do some temporary repairs to restore the water pressure to the city. >> o'donnell: even with that water pressure coming back, residents are being told to shower with their mouth closed. in some cases, the water is brown. it's dirty. how can this be happening in a...
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. >>> well, tonight, a new development in the largest welfare scandal in mississippi history. cbs news has exclusively obtained text messages and documents that connect the plan to divert millions of dollars in welfarfunds to projects llme qrterback brett favre. s omar vfrancahe veevence. >> this is a game changer. >> reporter: a new concussion drug, backed by n.f.l. legend brett favre, needed financing, so he turned to his home state of mississippi, the poorest in the nation. the pitch was made in 2019, at favre's home, to the former head of the state's human services, and nancy new, a founder of a non-profit that distributes welfare funds in the state. in a document obtained exclusively by cbs news, the drug company, prevacus, asked for nearly $2 million from the division of human services in the state of mississippi. they struck this agreement: "in exchange for funding, the drug would be made and tested in mississippi." former federal prosecutor brad pigott investigated the transactions for the state. >> both federal and mississippi law required 100% of that money to go onl
. >>> well, tonight, a new development in the largest welfare scandal in mississippi history. cbs news has exclusively obtained text messages and documents that connect the plan to divert millions of dollars in welfarfunds to projects llme qrterback brett favre. s omar vfrancahe veevence. >> this is a game changer. >> reporter: a new concussion drug, backed by n.f.l. legend brett favre, needed financing, so he turned to his home state of mississippi, the poorest in the...
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>>> plus mourning the mighty mississippi. the concern over his conditions spreads way beyond its banks. >> we can dredge it to a certain point and then mother nature wins. >>> and later, taking wane. >> look at that. >> the children leading the fight to save the monarch butterfly. >>> this is the "cbs weekend news" from new york with jericka duncan. >> good evening, and thanks for joining us on this sunday. tonight, we are learning new information about the attack on paul pelosi, he's the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi. cbs news has confirmed that investigators have determined that the suspect had a list of the people he wanted to target. the suspect had a bag of zip ties. along with the hammer he brought to the home. the speaker says her husband is making progress. the suspect meanwhile will be officially charged tomorrow. he's expected to be arraigned on tuesday. jonathan vigliotti. >> nancy pelosi says her family is heartbroken and traumatized. meanwhile tonight, her husband paul pelosi remains hospitalized. tonight
>>> plus mourning the mighty mississippi. the concern over his conditions spreads way beyond its banks. >> we can dredge it to a certain point and then mother nature wins. >>> and later, taking wane. >> look at that. >> the children leading the fight to save the monarch butterfly. >>> this is the "cbs weekend news" from new york with jericka duncan. >> good evening, and thanks for joining us on this sunday. tonight, we are learning...
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." >> tonight, day four of the humanitarian water crisis in jackson, mississippi as frustrations grow for the nearly 200,000 americans living without clean drinking water. officials reported progress in repairing the city's water treatment plant, but even as the water pressure returns, the state capitol and its surrounding communities can't drink that water. some 600 national guard troops are on the scene, helping the city and volunteer groups get drinking water into the hands of residents. thousands are lining up in the 90-degree heat. jackson's population, which is more than 80% black, has been under a boil water notice for more than a month. and all jackson public school district students are learning remotely. we have a lot of news to get to tonight, and cbs' elise preston will start us off from jackson. good evening, elise. so how are people holding up? >> reporter: norah, they are trying to make do. but as you can imagine, it is extremely difficult, and there is no timeline for relief. families don't even have clean water the take showers or even brush their teeth. so they're co
." >> tonight, day four of the humanitarian water crisis in jackson, mississippi as frustrations grow for the nearly 200,000 americans living without clean drinking water. officials reported progress in repairing the city's water treatment plant, but even as the water pressure returns, the state capitol and its surrounding communities can't drink that water. some 600 national guard troops are on the scene, helping the city and volunteer groups get drinking water into the hands of...
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there were a spike of murders in jackson, mississippi, and one in four remain unsolved. we went to jackson to see the toll unsolved murders having on those who have been killed. >> everyone in this room who has had a member of their family murdered, raise your hand. >> reporter: when we started calling mothers who had lost their children to murder in jackson, mississippi, word got around, and more than 30 people arrived for our interview... >> put your hands up if you had to investigate your okay loved one's death. >> the pain in the room was overwhelming. >> they didn't investigate my case. >> and more just kept coming want their stories heard. willie mack himself is a former homicide detective at the jackson police department. his daughter was shot to death in 2017. >> hang on, how many years were you jackson pd. >> 24 years. >> and when you call the detective investigating your daughter's death you don't get your calls returned? >> i don't get no calls returned. >> to understand better the depth of their suffering we sat with three mothers from the group. >> my son is
there were a spike of murders in jackson, mississippi, and one in four remain unsolved. we went to jackson to see the toll unsolved murders having on those who have been killed. >> everyone in this room who has had a member of their family murdered, raise your hand. >> reporter: when we started calling mothers who had lost their children to murder in jackson, mississippi, word got around, and more than 30 people arrived for our interview... >> put your hands up if you had to...
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now more than a decade later, mississippi still has no equal pay law leaving no state legal recourse for employees paid last for the same work based on sex. >> it is time we have equal pay statute. >> reporter: mississippi representative angela cockerton is the author of house bill 770, one of two the state legislature is considering. >> i think it would be so beneficial to so many citizens and residents in the state of mississippi. >> reporter: not everyone agrees. >> both would do harm. >> reporter: the executive director of the mississippi black women's roundtable. she says the bill do not protect women of color or against retaliation and allow employers to use past wages as a reason for paying unfair salaries. >> mississippi has to pass a good equal pay law, not just equal pay law. >> reporter: gentry will be watching. she is hoping legislation will move women in the state a step closer equal pay. danya bacchus with cbs news. >>> in 2020, the average women earned $.83 to the dollar for a man doing the same work. >>> interesting day on wall street. stocks soared as oil prices were
now more than a decade later, mississippi still has no equal pay law leaving no state legal recourse for employees paid last for the same work based on sex. >> it is time we have equal pay statute. >> reporter: mississippi representative angela cockerton is the author of house bill 770, one of two the state legislature is considering. >> i think it would be so beneficial to so many citizens and residents in the state of mississippi. >> reporter: not everyone agrees....
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. >>> today women in mississippi have to leave the state if they want to have an abortion. that state's only abortion clinic is shutting down. michael george reports it was at the center of the supreme court ruling over turning roe v. wade. >> reporter: advocates and opponents of abortion rights were back out even though most are banned. some patients had checkup appointments but the owner will close the clinic permanently. it is only legal in mississippi if the pregnant person's life is in danger or if it is caused by a rape and was reported to law enforcement. mississippi had a trigger law that hung on the u.s. supreme court overturning roe v. wade. following the ruling, the clinic sued the state citing a right to privacy in the state constitution. tuesday a judge rejektded that argument. paloma wu was part of the supreme court battle and last-ditch effort to keep the clinic open. >> this sets us back, what the supreme court did, we have to keep on going with advocacy and that means legal advocacy but lawyers need to recalibrate and support the women that are doing the wo
. >>> today women in mississippi have to leave the state if they want to have an abortion. that state's only abortion clinic is shutting down. michael george reports it was at the center of the supreme court ruling over turning roe v. wade. >> reporter: advocates and opponents of abortion rights were back out even though most are banned. some patients had checkup appointments but the owner will close the clinic permanently. it is only legal in mississippi if the pregnant person's...
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multiple tornadoes also touched down in mississippi, according to the national weather service. police and first responders blocked off a rain-soaked street in the eastern part of the state where county officials say several shoppers were temporarily trapped inside a damaged grocery store. while tens of millions of americans are still under the threat of storms across the south, parts of the pacific northwest and midwest have been pummelled by snow. drivers in minnesota face slick and at times treacherous conditions. >> i got stuck, took me about an hour. luckily i had a friend with me, so we got out. >> we wanted to get some sledding before everybody came. >> reporter: minneapolis, st. paul, and many other towns in minnesota have declared snow emergencies with more snow expected by the end of the week. forecasters say the storm in the south is moving east across alabama, georgia, and the florida panhandle, bringing with it potential for more tornadoes. in the midwest and northeast, the coming days could bring even more cold air and potentially damaging high winds. anne-marie? >
multiple tornadoes also touched down in mississippi, according to the national weather service. police and first responders blocked off a rain-soaked street in the eastern part of the state where county officials say several shoppers were temporarily trapped inside a damaged grocery store. while tens of millions of americans are still under the threat of storms across the south, parts of the pacific northwest and midwest have been pummelled by snow. drivers in minnesota face slick and at times...
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>> in mississippi why would it be a problem? [ laughter ] >> reporter: did anybody say, look, here are the dos and don'ts about going to mississippi? you do this, you don't do that? >> yes. that's routine. you prepare to go to mississippi to stay alive. you know once you got to mississippi, you had no protection under the law. >> reporter: for emmett till the trouble started here at bryant's meat market and grocery store in money, mississippi. the store was owned by roy bryant and his 21-year-old carolyn who was behind the counter the afternoon emmett till and his cousins came in to buy candy. as he was leaving, emmett whistled at carolyn bryant and she went to get a gun. emmett till's cousin was 12 years old on that day. >> we ran. we jumped in the car and got out of there. >> reporter: because he whistled? >> yeah. it's like if you are a kid and throw a rock and break a window. you don't hang around to see what's going to happen. >> reporter: they raced home that day and hoped nothing would come of what emmett had done. but th
>> in mississippi why would it be a problem? [ laughter ] >> reporter: did anybody say, look, here are the dos and don'ts about going to mississippi? you do this, you don't do that? >> yes. that's routine. you prepare to go to mississippi to stay alive. you know once you got to mississippi, you had no protection under the law. >> reporter: for emmett till the trouble started here at bryant's meat market and grocery store in money, mississippi. the store was owned by roy...
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the crisis worsens in the capital of mississippi. the massive price tag just to fix problems in jackson alone. >>> supreme serena. the tennis star does it again at the u.s. open beating the number-two player in the world. why she's feeling no pressure in what could be her last tournament. >>> good morning. thank you for being here. i'm matt pieper in for anne-marie green. the legal team for former president trump is renewing its push for an outside party to review documents seized from mar-a-lago last month. attorneys for trump pressed for a special master in a new court filing last night. they say the justice department's argument for searching trump's florida home is deeply flawed, and they insist that trump was merely keeping his own presidential records. bradley blackburn has more. >> reporter: in a new court filing, the trump legal team once again asked that a third party special master be appointed to review documents seized from mar-a-lago. this comes a day after the justice department tried to swat down that request, arguing
the crisis worsens in the capital of mississippi. the massive price tag just to fix problems in jackson alone. >>> supreme serena. the tennis star does it again at the u.s. open beating the number-two player in the world. why she's feeling no pressure in what could be her last tournament. >>> good morning. thank you for being here. i'm matt pieper in for anne-marie green. the legal team for former president trump is renewing its push for an outside party to review documents...
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countdown is on at mississippi's only abortion provider. the clinic known as the pink house is adding more patients before shuttering next week. dorinda hancock has volunteered here for a decade. >> never going to hide in the shadows again. sorry. and they're going to fight until the last day. >> reporter: the clinic at the center of the supreme court case that overturned roe v. wade, a decision championed by governor tate reeves. >> fight this battle, a battle we've been fighting for amost 50 years. >> reporter: but some are concerned the already strained health care system isn't prepared for what's next. governor claims to be moving to pro-life phase two. what doer:oors in rth, serves pregnant women in jackson. >> mississippi is of four states with highest rate of young women uninsured. same young women who don't have access to reproductive care, namely contraception. >> reporter: in the mississ delta, one of the poorest regions in the nation, entire counties are without obstetrician. certified nurse midwife audreyana lewis shoalts travel
countdown is on at mississippi's only abortion provider. the clinic known as the pink house is adding more patients before shuttering next week. dorinda hancock has volunteered here for a decade. >> never going to hide in the shadows again. sorry. and they're going to fight until the last day. >> reporter: the clinic at the center of the supreme court case that overturned roe v. wade, a decision championed by governor tate reeves. >> fight this battle, a battle we've been...
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basin. 40% of the global food supply starts at the mississippi river basin. so, this is a serious issue about who's going to feed the world, if america can't get its agriculture products out. >> reporter: these massive barges also carry everything from coal and petroleum to fertilizer and road salt. this is like a super highway. >> it is absolutely a water super-highway. this is irreplaceable. we have got to keep commerce moving. >> reporter: that's the job of the army corps of engineers. it's been dredging the river nonstop for three months. so you guys are doing this 24/7. >> 24/7. >> reporter: near st. louis, they are desperately trying to maintain a nine-foot-deep shipping channel, sucking up enough sand and silt to fill an olympic-sized swimming pool every hour. >> so we've had three dredges working in our reach of the river to keep the thing open based on the forecast. >> reporter: if this drought continues, can you dredge your way out of this? >> we can dredge it to a certain point, and then mother nature wins. >> reporter: climate change is making mot
basin. 40% of the global food supply starts at the mississippi river basin. so, this is a serious issue about who's going to feed the world, if america can't get its agriculture products out. >> reporter: these massive barges also carry everything from coal and petroleum to fertilizer and road salt. this is like a super highway. >> it is absolutely a water super-highway. this is irreplaceable. we have got to keep commerce moving. >> reporter: that's the job of the army corps...
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starts at the mississippi river basin. so this is a serious issue about who's going to feed the world if america can't get its agriculture products out. >> reporter: these massive barges also carry everything from coal and petroleum to fertilizer and road salt. >> this is like a super highway. >> it's absolutely a water super highway. this is irreplaceable. we've got to keep commerce moving. >> reporter: that's the job of . it's been dredging the river nonstop for three months. >> so you guys are doing this 24/7? >> 24 slb 7. >> reporter: near st. louis they are desperately trying to maintain a nine foot deep shipping channel, sucking up enough sand and silt to fill an olympic-size swimming pool every hour. >> so we've had three dredgers working in our reach of the river to keep things open based on the forecast. >> if this drought continues, can you dredge your way out of this? >> we can dredge it to a certain point, and then mother nature wins. >> reporter: cliate change is making mother nature unpredictable. st. louis w
starts at the mississippi river basin. so this is a serious issue about who's going to feed the world if america can't get its agriculture products out. >> reporter: these massive barges also carry everything from coal and petroleum to fertilizer and road salt. >> this is like a super highway. >> it's absolutely a water super highway. this is irreplaceable. we've got to keep commerce moving. >> reporter: that's the job of . it's been dredging the river nonstop for three...
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the last abortion center in mississippi has ten days before it has to close its doors but in states like illinois, clinics are expecting an influx of patients from neighboring states banning the procedure.s's ds rel report from one of those surge states in a moment but first caitlin huey burns is in jackson, mississippi. good evening, caitlin. >> good evening, norah. this clinic behind me is going to shut down in just ten days. and volunteers over the weekend saw an influx of patients more than double the amount they usually do wince it closes the next closest clinic will be over 400 miles away. >> the countdown son at mississippi only abortion provider, the clinic known as the pink house is adding more patients before shuttering next week. dorinda hancock has volunteered for over a decade. >> we'll never hide in the shadows again. sorry. and it we will fight until the last day. >> the college clinic is at the center of it the case that overturned roe v. wade a decision cam cheened by governor reeves. >> and we fight this battle, a battle who we have been fighting for almost 50 years. >>
the last abortion center in mississippi has ten days before it has to close its doors but in states like illinois, clinics are expecting an influx of patients from neighboring states banning the procedure.s's ds rel report from one of those surge states in a moment but first caitlin huey burns is in jackson, mississippi. good evening, caitlin. >> good evening, norah. this clinic behind me is going to shut down in just ten days. and volunteers over the weekend saw an influx of patients...
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east texas, louisiana, arkansas, mississippi in the zone for severe weather and looming tornadoes but also snow. maybe even the twin cities pretty close to maybe three to six inches of snow. heavier snow in the western great lakes and the mountains getting clobbered. but the concern here is weather including tornadoes on tuesday evening. tuesday overnight across parts of the lower mississippi river valley. >> all right, paul goodloe for us. thank you. >>> well, there has been unprecedented pushback in china against the government's covid restrictions over the weekend. in several cities demonstrators gathered to protest against a renewed round of lockdowns following a spike in coronavirus infections. cbs's elizabeth palmer reports. >> reporter: he shouds what until now would have been unthinkable. "down with xi jinping. down with the communist party." the protests in shanghai and other cities were sparked by a tragedy. thousands of miles away in xinjiang, western china. ten people burned to death in an apartment fire last week. a furious crowd gathered around local government offices,
east texas, louisiana, arkansas, mississippi in the zone for severe weather and looming tornadoes but also snow. maybe even the twin cities pretty close to maybe three to six inches of snow. heavier snow in the western great lakes and the mountains getting clobbered. but the concern here is weather including tornadoes on tuesday evening. tuesday overnight across parts of the lower mississippi river valley. >> all right, paul goodloe for us. thank you. >>> well, there has been...
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favre's attorney called the mississippi department of human services irresponsible for blaming favre for any fraud. >> and as americans scramble home after the holiday weekend there's a serious weather system threatening to wreak havoc across the country. yesterday there were more than 4,900 airline delays, more than 100 cancellations into and out of the u.s. it follows a chaotic sunday with more numbers. more delays are possible today thanks to a storm system that could bring snow to denver and minneapolis. in the south there is likely to be extremely damaging weather, which could involve some large tornados. >>> and residents on hawaii's big island are on high alert after the world's largest volcano erupted following a series of earthquakes. stephanie lum from our honolulu affiliate kgmb has details. >> reporter: the world's largest active volcano lit up the night sky, erupting for the first time in 38 years. thermal images caught the moment it began spewing lava, creating an ash cloud so large it could be seen from space. scientists say it had been building underground for more th
favre's attorney called the mississippi department of human services irresponsible for blaming favre for any fraud. >> and as americans scramble home after the holiday weekend there's a serious weather system threatening to wreak havoc across the country. yesterday there were more than 4,900 airline delays, more than 100 cancellations into and out of the u.s. it follows a chaotic sunday with more numbers. more delays are possible today thanks to a storm system that could bring snow to...
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water levels along the mississippi river are at record lows. that could be catastrophic for busbusiness consumers. in tonight's "eye on america," ben tracy shows us what's going done to keep commerce moving. >> reporter: mighty mississippi might need a new nickname. north of memphis, it looks more like a desert than a river. barge traffic up and down this crucial corridor is slowed or stranded. economic costs are estimated to be in the billions. how bad are things on the river right now? >> it's stark. we are seeing operational challenges that are almost unprecedented. >> reporter: paul rohde represents the river shipping and towing industry. he says the mississippi is plunging to record-low levels just as farmers and their harvest down river for export. >> one-12th of the world's population eats something that emanates from the misriver basin. 40% of the global food supply starts at the mississippi river basin. so this is a serious issue about who's going to feed the world if america can't get its agriculture products out. >> reporter: these m
water levels along the mississippi river are at record lows. that could be catastrophic for busbusiness consumers. in tonight's "eye on america," ben tracy shows us what's going done to keep commerce moving. >> reporter: mighty mississippi might need a new nickname. north of memphis, it looks more like a desert than a river. barge traffic up and down this crucial corridor is slowed or stranded. economic costs are estimated to be in the billions. how bad are things on the river...
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a suspect is in custody after police in tupelo, mississippi, say he took to the sky, threatening to crash into a walmart. >> i'm elise preston in tupelo, mississippi, where authorities are calling it a potential crime of opportunity. >>> also, tonight heat and fire scorch the west. thousands evacuated in northern california as flames torched homes and cars. this as blistering heat sets records across the west. >> how hot can it get in here? is very hot. as you can feel it, this is a good 20 degrees up, then it is outside. >> the danger ahead this holiday weekend. >>> in florida today, nasa's new moon rocket grounded again. >> a recommendation of no-go for launch. >>> plus, former president trump returns to the stump for the first time since the fbi's mar-a-lago search. >>> later, uvalde strong. still grieving after the school massacre, the high school football team gives the community reason to cheer. ♪ >>> in is the "cbs weekend news." >>> good evening. adriana diaz is off. we begin with danger above, a stolen plane ominously circling the skies above northeast mississippi for hours. at
a suspect is in custody after police in tupelo, mississippi, say he took to the sky, threatening to crash into a walmart. >> i'm elise preston in tupelo, mississippi, where authorities are calling it a potential crime of opportunity. >>> also, tonight heat and fire scorch the west. thousands evacuated in northern california as flames torched homes and cars. this as blistering heat sets records across the west. >> how hot can it get in here? is very hot. as you can feel it,...
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and as night falls here in mississippi, the potential danger goes up. because you can't see them in the dark, nighttime tornadoes are 2 1/2 times more likely to be deadly. norah. >> manny bojorquez, thank you so much. >>> tonight, more republicans are speaking out against former president trump's mar-a-lago dinner with nick fuentes, a prominent white nationalist and holocaust denier, who was there as a guest of rapper kanye west. in the last 24 hours, former vice president mike pence, house leader kevin mccarthy, and senate leader mitch mcconnell have all expressed criticism of that meeting. >> anyone meeting with people advocating that point of view, in my judgment, are highly unlikely to ever be elected president of the united states. >> former vice president pence said trump was wrong and should apologize for giving an anti-semite a seat at the table. >>> let's turn now to the world cup. the u.s. men's national soccer team advanced to the round of 16 after a thrilling victory over iran. for both countries, there was more on the line in this high-stak
and as night falls here in mississippi, the potential danger goes up. because you can't see them in the dark, nighttime tornadoes are 2 1/2 times more likely to be deadly. norah. >> manny bojorquez, thank you so much. >>> tonight, more republicans are speaking out against former president trump's mar-a-lago dinner with nick fuentes, a prominent white nationalist and holocaust denier, who was there as a guest of rapper kanye west. in the last 24 hours, former vice president mike...
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in mississippi, immediately yes, and several other states, too. >> reporter: mississippi is oner states, too. >> reporter: m of 12 states with laws in place to ban abortion if the court overturns "roe." more than a dozen others are likely to follow suit or impose severe restrictions. some would be six-week bans, like the law now being challenged in texas, which the court has allowed to remain in place. dissenting justice sonia sotomayor said it was a grave disservice to women in texas who have a right to control their own bodies. predicting how the supreme court is going to rule is always dangerous. justices can change their minds. so we won't know until we get a decision, probably in june, whether this will be the last time they're marching to overturn "roe." norah. >> o'donnell: jan crawford at the court tonight. thank you. threats against local election officials have skyrocketed. a new justice department task force is looking at 850 cases, and is planning to enhance security for workers who face those threats.e those threats. here here's cbs' jeff pegues. >> reporter: investigators
in mississippi, immediately yes, and several other states, too. >> reporter: mississippi is oner states, too. >> reporter: m of 12 states with laws in place to ban abortion if the court overturns "roe." more than a dozen others are likely to follow suit or impose severe restrictions. some would be six-week bans, like the law now being challenged in texas, which the court has allowed to remain in place. dissenting justice sonia sotomayor said it was a grave disservice to...
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. >>> it was a mississippi law that triggered the decision to overturn roe v. wade. we are there in jackson with more on what's next. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. the state's attorney general will be the one to decide when mississippi's abortion ban goes into effect. that could come any day now for a decision, and that comes as residents here and across the country are grappling with what comes next. emotions boiled over in south carolina with protestors from both sides of the abortion debate fighting in the streets of greenville. in rhode island a republican state senate candidate is accused of punching his democratic rival at a demonstration at the statehouse. he's dropped out of the race charged with assault. within months abortion could be illegal in roughly half the country. that includes north dakota where the state's only abortion clinic plans to move across the border to minnesota. today in mississippi where the last clinic is just days away from closing, the decision was front and center where mark stuart is a parishioner. >> my family w
. >>> it was a mississippi law that triggered the decision to overturn roe v. wade. we are there in jackson with more on what's next. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. the state's attorney general will be the one to decide when mississippi's abortion ban goes into effect. that could come any day now for a decision, and that comes as residents here and across the country are grappling with what comes next. emotions boiled over in south carolina with protestors from...
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>>> plus, mourning the mighty mississippi as the river falls victim to drought. the concern over its condition spreads way beyond its banks. >> we can dredge it to a certain point and then mother nature wins. >>> and later, taking wing. >> look at that. >> the children leading the fight to save the monarch butterfly. >> announcer: this is the cbs overnight news. >>> tonight we are learning new information about the attack on paul pelosi. he's the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi. cbs news has confirmed that investigators have determined that the suspect had a list of people who he wanted to target. sources familiar with the investigation say the suspect allegedly had a bag full of zip ties along with a hammer that he brought to the pelosi home. the speaker says her husband is making progress. the suspect, meanwhile, will be officially charged tomorrow. he's expected to be arraigned on tuesday. cbs's jonathan vigliotti starts us off tonight from san francisco, where the attack happened. jonathan. >> reporter: good evening. commenting for the first time this w
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the countdown is on at mississippi's only abortion provider. the clinic known as the pink house is adding more patients before shuttering next week. dorinda hancock has volunteered here for over a decade. >> we'll never hide in the shadows again-- sorry. and it we will fight until the last day. >> reporter: the clinic is at the center of it the case that overturned roe v. wade a decision championed by governor reeves. >> and we fight this battle, a battle who we have been fighting for almost 50 years. >> reporter: but some healthcare professionals across the magnolia state are concerned the already strained healthcare system isn't prepared for what is next. >> the governor claims that we are moving towards pro-life phase two. what does pro-life phase two look like? how long was she in labor? >> reporter: gety israel, a c.e.o. of sisters in birth, the nonprofit community health organization serves pregnant women in jackson. >> mississippi is one of the top four states with the highest rates of young women who are uninsured. the same young women
the countdown is on at mississippi's only abortion provider. the clinic known as the pink house is adding more patients before shuttering next week. dorinda hancock has volunteered here for over a decade. >> we'll never hide in the shadows again-- sorry. and it we will fight until the last day. >> reporter: the clinic is at the center of it the case that overturned roe v. wade a decision championed by governor reeves. >> and we fight this battle, a battle who we have been...
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president biden declares an emergency in jackson, mississippi, as residents scramble to find bottled water. >>> 25 years later. the life and legacy of princess diana lives on. how she's being remembered on the anniversary of her death. >>> good morning, i'm matt pieper in for anne-marie green. we begin with breaking developments about classified material that was recovered from former president trump's home in florida. the justice department says trump's team likely concealed and removed documents to obstruct the investigation. the allegations were made in a court filing late last night in response to trump's request for a special master. federal officials also included a photo of documents found at mar-a-lago. one is marked secret, and at rkt semp advisers td thstpartmeh k arch for classified material. however, fbi agents still found more than 100 classified documents during their search of mar-a-lago earlier this month. some were found in office drawers despite claims from trump's lawyers that everything was kept in a storage room. the justice department argues that there's no need
president biden declares an emergency in jackson, mississippi, as residents scramble to find bottled water. >>> 25 years later. the life and legacy of princess diana lives on. how she's being remembered on the anniversary of her death. >>> good morning, i'm matt pieper in for anne-marie green. we begin with breaking developments about classified material that was recovered from former president trump's home in florida. the justice department says trump's team likely concealed...
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i have major health problems. >> and janet shamlian is back with us from jackson, mississippi. so janet, how is the community coping without any safe drinking water? >> norah, in many cases life here is grinding to a halt. restaurants and businesses have been forced to close. and jackson public schools have gone to remote learning indefinitely because there is no running water in the schools. norah? >> janet shamlian, thank you. >>> more weather news now. at least three people, including two children have died in the midwest after severe storms there. damaging winds and heavy rains blew through michigan last night. that same storm system is now moving into the northeast while excessive heat watches are in effect in the west. let's bring in meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, chris. >> good evening, norah. right now watching storms rumbling across the northeast and at the midatlantic, the big threat with this will be damaging winds, lightning, and heavy rain, enough to produce some flash flooding. also watching some dangerous heat o
i have major health problems. >> and janet shamlian is back with us from jackson, mississippi. so janet, how is the community coping without any safe drinking water? >> norah, in many cases life here is grinding to a halt. restaurants and businesses have been forced to close. and jackson public schools have gone to remote learning indefinitely because there is no running water in the schools. norah? >> janet shamlian, thank you. >>> more weather news now. at least...
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>> today marks 59 years since student at toogaloo college tabled osit-in in a woolworth in jackson, mississippi. cbs's elise preston tells is how an unlikely civil rights activist from that time, is still sitting. >> the headlines brought america's battle for racial equality to the world and kept those fighting for it safe. >> if you were going into a town from the clippings you could tiend out who you needed to contact. >> now they tell the story of this grandmother who participated in nearly 50 demonstrations during the civil rights movement and was arrest bed a half dozen time while she was a white student at a historically black college, toogaloo in mississippi. >> i got called a few of those names. >> what are those names? >> we can't say those on the air. >> as a white southerner mulholland was called a race trader. >> and not just a white woman? >> white woman. >> why is that so important? >> protecting the white women from the black beast reapist, that whole narrative. >> reporter: on may 8, 1963, a hostile mob greeted hoping to integrate a lunch counter in jackson, mississippi. these p
>> today marks 59 years since student at toogaloo college tabled osit-in in a woolworth in jackson, mississippi. cbs's elise preston tells is how an unlikely civil rights activist from that time, is still sitting. >> the headlines brought america's battle for racial equality to the world and kept those fighting for it safe. >> if you were going into a town from the clippings you could tiend out who you needed to contact. >> now they tell the story of this grandmother who...
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the national weather service confirmed several tornados touched down in mississippi. so far no reports of damage but the storms are expected to continue through the night. the same weather system creating havoc in the south is dumping snow from colorado to the upper midwest. part of minnesota, wisconsin and michigan are bracing for a foot or more. the twin cities under a snow emergency, as the biggest snowfall of the season snarls traffic. while in the pacific northwest, another wnter storm is already blowing ashore, bringing wild weather to washington state bore moohch sthe cascade feet. >> and night falls here in mississippi, the potential danger goes up because you can't see them in the dark, nighttime tornadoes are two and a half times more likely to be deadly. norah. >> o'donnell: manny bojorquez, thank you so much. we want to get more information on the continuing threat of tornadoes in the south. meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weather channel is tracking it all. good evening. >> reporter: norah, good evening. sever weather risk for the eveni
the national weather service confirmed several tornados touched down in mississippi. so far no reports of damage but the storms are expected to continue through the night. the same weather system creating havoc in the south is dumping snow from colorado to the upper midwest. part of minnesota, wisconsin and michigan are bracing for a foot or more. the twin cities under a snow emergency, as the biggest snowfall of the season snarls traffic. while in the pacific northwest, another wnter storm is...
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hundreds of thousands are without drinking water in mississippi, as the governor warns there's no end in sight. cbs' janet shamlian is in jackson. >> reporter: the people in these cars have been waiting more than two hours in 90-degree weather just for a case of clean water. >> o'donnell: biden on the campaign trail going after what he calls maga republicans, and focusing on crime in america. >> the answer is not defund the police. it's fund the police. >> o'donnell: cbs's nancy cordes reports on the wave of gun violence. >> o'donnell: cbs's nancy cordes reports on the wave of gun violence. the breaking news about mikhail gorbachev, the consequential world leader who took down the iron curtain. >> mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. >> o'donnell: as demand for new homes remains high, there is a labor shortage to build them. cbs's nancy chen on the women filling the void. this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. a humanitarian crisis
hundreds of thousands are without drinking water in mississippi, as the governor warns there's no end in sight. cbs' janet shamlian is in jackson. >> reporter: the people in these cars have been waiting more than two hours in 90-degree weather just for a case of clean water. >> o'donnell: biden on the campaign trail going after what he calls maga republicans, and focusing on crime in america. >> the answer is not defund the police. it's fund the police. >> o'donnell:...
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across parts of the lower mississippi valley. east texas, louisiana, mississippi, arkansas in the zone for severe weather including tornadoes, but also snow. maybe even the twin city, pretty close to 3 to 6 inches of snow. heavier snow in the western great lakes and the mountains getting clobbered. but the concern here is severe weather, including tornadoes on tuesday evening.ght across parts valley.ul goodloe for us, thank over the weekend. in several cities, demonstrators gathered to protest against a renewed round of lockdowns following a spike in coronavirus infections. cbs' elizabeth palmer reports. >> reporter: he shouts what until now would have been unthinkable. "down with xi jinping, down with the communist party." the protests in shanghai and other cities were spark by a tragedy thousands of miles away in xinjiang, western china. ten people burned to death in an apartment fire last week. a furious crowd gathered around local government offices, convinced that covid restrictions had stopped the fire engines from reaching
across parts of the lower mississippi valley. east texas, louisiana, mississippi, arkansas in the zone for severe weather including tornadoes, but also snow. maybe even the twin city, pretty close to 3 to 6 inches of snow. heavier snow in the western great lakes and the mountains getting clobbered. but the concern here is severe weather, including tornadoes on tuesday evening.ght across parts valley.ul goodloe for us, thank over the weekend. in several cities, demonstrators gathered to protest...
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. >> reporter: i'm in jackson, mississippi, where residents are concerned the health system isn't prepared for what is next. >> duncan: also tonight, russia intensifies attacks in ukraine, missiles striking targets across the country. while g7 leaders meeting in germany take aim at vladimir putin. >> reporter: i'm ed o'keefe at the g-7 summit, leaders of the world's largest developed economies mock putin and plan more sanctions against him. >> duncan: summer travel takes off with challenges on the road and in the air. >> reporter: i'm donya bacchus as burbank airport where passengers are facing full flights and soaring prices. >> duncan: pride parades march across the country with new urgency and later it is a book that cast a spell on the world. tonight we look back at 25 years of harry potter mania. >> harry potter! arry >> this is the cbs weekend news from new york, with jericka duncan. >> duncan: good evening and thanks for joining us on this sunday. advocates on both sides of the abortion battle say their fight is not done. anti-abortion rights forces are vowing to use friday's suprem
. >> reporter: i'm in jackson, mississippi, where residents are concerned the health system isn't prepared for what is next. >> duncan: also tonight, russia intensifies attacks in ukraine, missiles striking targets across the country. while g7 leaders meeting in germany take aim at vladimir putin. >> reporter: i'm ed o'keefe at the g-7 summit, leaders of the world's largest developed economies mock putin and plan more sanctions against him. >> duncan: summer travel takes...
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tonight we go to jackson, mississippi, which has one of the highest per capita homicide rates in the country. cbs news chief investigative correspondent jim axelrod reports on the impact these homicides have on family members, and the troubling racial disparity in which cases get solved. >> reporter: everyone in this room who has had a member of their family murdered, raise your hand. when we started calling mothers who'd lost their children to murder in jackson, mississippi, word got around, and more than 30 people arrived for oure tha interview... >> they didn't investigate my case! >> reporter: ...and more just my days -- >> reporter: and mor kept coming. margie allen, denita williams, and lucinda wade robinson all lost sons to gun violence in jackson. has there been any arrests made in either of these three cases? >> no. >> no. >> no. >> reporter: not one arrest? >> i was shown a picture of my baby on the side of the road, i was shown some information, and told to go solve my own crime. >> reporter: go solve your own crime? >> and bring them the evidence, and i would take it to t
tonight we go to jackson, mississippi, which has one of the highest per capita homicide rates in the country. cbs news chief investigative correspondent jim axelrod reports on the impact these homicides have on family members, and the troubling racial disparity in which cases get solved. >> reporter: everyone in this room who has had a member of their family murdered, raise your hand. when we started calling mothers who'd lost their children to murder in jackson, mississippi, word got...
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and as night falls here in mississippi, the potential danger goes up. because you can't see them in the dark, night-time tornadoes are 2.5 times more likely to bek deadly. norah. >> o'donnell: manny bojorquez, thank you so much. we want to get more information now on the continuing threat of tornadoes in the south. meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weatheruth. channel is tracking it all. mike, good evening. >> norah, good evening to you. a significant severe weather risk for the remainder of the evening and overnight. our exclusive virtual view of birmingham shows stormy skies through the night tonight, and some of those storms could become severe. large hail, high winds. a tornado risk as well that's quite significant. here's a look at the threat area highlighted in red, the future radar overlaid on top of that. through the evening, very significant storms. so all across the southern states and right through the night as well, hitting places like nashville, huntsville, birmingham, montgomery, mobile, places like pensacola, and then atl
and as night falls here in mississippi, the potential danger goes up. because you can't see them in the dark, night-time tornadoes are 2.5 times more likely to bek deadly. norah. >> o'donnell: manny bojorquez, thank you so much. we want to get more information now on the continuing threat of tornadoes in the south. meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weatheruth. channel is tracking it all. mike, good evening. >> norah, good evening to you. a significant severe weather...
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a month-long drought has left the mighty mississippi river nearly impassable in some spots. that's bad news for ships and barges carrying cargo from the nation's heartland. ben tracy got a look at what's being done to keep the river flowing. >> reporter: this used to be an island in the middle of the mississippi river. reachable only by boat. now you can walk to what's known as tower rock. months of below normal rainfall have sent the river to record low levels, creating chaos for barge traffic. >> we haven't seen these levels for about three decades. >> reporter: barges are being slowed and stranded at the worst possible time. just as firearms are sending their harvest down river. >> 60% of our ag exports travel right down here, the mississippi river, down to new orleans and out for export. so if we don't have barges available, that's a real problem. not just for america's farmers, but for the world, frankly. >> reporter: it's also a critical supply chain for everything from coal and petroleum to fertilizer and road salt. >> how important is this river to moving goods aroun
a month-long drought has left the mighty mississippi river nearly impassable in some spots. that's bad news for ships and barges carrying cargo from the nation's heartland. ben tracy got a look at what's being done to keep the river flowing. >> reporter: this used to be an island in the middle of the mississippi river. reachable only by boat. now you can walk to what's known as tower rock. months of below normal rainfall have sent the river to record low levels, creating chaos for barge...
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in brandon, mississippi was under water today. firefighters carefully led residents to safety through knee-high water after it poured into the peach tree village, trapping the senior citizens who live there. days of torrential rain are pushing cities across the south to their limit. a flash flood warning is in effect for parts of mississippi tonight. >> we've never seen a flood like this before, and, all i could think of is, what am i going to do to try to keep it from getting any further damage in my house? >> reporter: dave and ovis crum just moved in two months ago, after their home of 34 years burned down. now, they're facing costly damage from the devastating rising waters. >> our house burned, march the 1st, and we lost everything. so, we bought this house, and now it's flooded. >> reporter: flash flooding forced schools to close near jackson, and left drivers stranded in their cars. the storms are part of a system slowly making its way across the south. torrential rain hammered the dallas-fort worth area earlier this week,
in brandon, mississippi was under water today. firefighters carefully led residents to safety through knee-high water after it poured into the peach tree village, trapping the senior citizens who live there. days of torrential rain are pushing cities across the south to their limit. a flash flood warning is in effect for parts of mississippi tonight. >> we've never seen a flood like this before, and, all i could think of is, what am i going to do to try to keep it from getting any further...
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her own smoothie shop, kay's kute fruit, in greenville, mississippi. she used to sell them from her apartment. >> oh, we bought this place. ( laughter ) >> reporter: how does that feel? >> it's awesome! like, what? me? us? we really bought it? yeah, we bought it. >> reporter: black-owned businesses are a minority in the mississippi delta, even with a population in some places more than 70% african american. in a state with the nation's highest poverty rate-- almost 20%-- in parts of the delta, it's more than double that. >> the majority of the businesses i was seeing sustaining were white-owned, and the math just didn't add up to me, so i figured that there was a resource gap. >> reporter: tim lampkin wanted to close that gap and helpt gapd help business ow business owners like lewis, who had trouble getting a loan, and saw the region increasingly distressed and the wealth gap growing, when he quit a big-city job to return to his delta home. when you came back here and realized what was happening, what did you think? >> well, the first thing i thought
her own smoothie shop, kay's kute fruit, in greenville, mississippi. she used to sell them from her apartment. >> oh, we bought this place. ( laughter ) >> reporter: how does that feel? >> it's awesome! like, what? me? us? we really bought it? yeah, we bought it. >> reporter: black-owned businesses are a minority in the mississippi delta, even with a population in some places more than 70% african american. in a state with the nation's highest poverty rate-- almost 20%--...
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. >>> and the "clarion ledger" reports on the death of mississippi state's innovative and influential head football coach mike leach. leach died monday following complications om a hrt condition. he was known for his air raid offense during his 21 seasons as a head coach, including the last three at mississippi state. the bulldogs defeated rival mississippi in leach's final game on thursday. -- oh -- on thanksgiving. the team is expected to play in the bowl game next month against illinois. mike leach was 61. >>> still to come, celebrating john lewis. how the postal service plans to pay tribute to the late civil rights leader and congressman. >>> here's a look at the forecast in some cities around the country. ♪ >>> today marks ten years since a gunman opened fire at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut, killing 26 people. 20 of them were schoolchildren a mori fthe ages of 6 and 7. school once stood. and ahead on "cbs mornings," we're going to hear from parents of victims in the sandy hook shooting athshootiisaiah marquez green, shares a note to his younger self abou
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east texas, louisiana, arkansas, mississippi in the zone for severe weather including tornadoes but also snow. maybe even the twin cities close to maybe three to six inches of snow. heavier snow in the western great lakes and mountains getting clobbered. the concern here is including tornadoes on tuesday evening, tuesday overnight across parts of the lower mississippi river valley. >> thanks to paul goodloe with the weather channel. >>> today the man accused of gunning down ten people at a buffalo, new york, grocery store is expected in court. payton gendron is expected to plead guilty to state charges. his hearing was supposed to take place last week but was delayed because of that historic snowstorm in upstate new york. the 19-year-old allegedly shot and killed ten people at a tops supermarket in may. officials have said he was motivated by hate, and the majority of his victims were black. >>> the wave of mass shootings this year from buffalo to uvalde and most recently the colorado lgbtq club is putting the fight over gun control back at center stage in washington. nancy cordes has mo
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days of this pushing south to the limit, flash flood warning in parts of mississippi tonight. >> never seen a flood like this before, all i can think of is what i can do to keep further damage from my house. >> reporter: dave and ovis crum just moved in after their home of 34 years burned down. now facing costly damage from the devastating rising waters. >> house burned march 1st, lost everything, bought this house and it's flooded. >> reporter: flash flooding forced schools to close near jackson and left drivers stranded in their cars. storms part of a system slowly making way across the south. torrential rain hammered dallas-fort worth area earlier this week, killing one. i-20 corridor under the threat of potentially flooding rains again. always the best advice, turn around, don't drown. norah. >> justin michaels, thanks. >>> back at home. 47,000 students in ohio's largest school district are remote learning first day of school because their teachers are walking the picket line, thousands of columbus teachers out an strike. elise preston. >> whose kids? >> our kids! >> reporter: as n
days of this pushing south to the limit, flash flood warning in parts of mississippi tonight. >> never seen a flood like this before, all i can think of is what i can do to keep further damage from my house. >> reporter: dave and ovis crum just moved in after their home of 34 years burned down. now facing costly damage from the devastating rising waters. >> house burned march 1st, lost everything, bought this house and it's flooded. >> reporter: flash flooding forced...
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. >>> next on the "cbs weekend news," his mississippi murder ignited a movement. love for emmett till in the state where hate took his life. >>> today, investigators are looking into the cause of a small plane crash in copy, new hampshire. a surveillance video captured the sound of the approaching aircraft, then the flash as it hit a multi-family home lat night. the two on board were killed, no one inside the home were hurt. >>> police in atherton, california, are uncovering a mystery. they are digging out a convertible mercedes-benz found buried in the yard of a multimillion-dollar mansion. the car was reported stole anyone 1992. inside, bags of unused cement. so far, no human remains have been found. the home's former owner has a history of convictions, including murder. >>> a towering tribute to emmett till has been unveiled in mississippi. the nine-foot bronze statue revealed friday now stands in the state where two white men kidnapped, tortured, and killed him in 1955 over accusations he'd flirted with a white woman. till, just 14, was visiting mississippi fr
. >>> next on the "cbs weekend news," his mississippi murder ignited a movement. love for emmett till in the state where hate took his life. >>> today, investigators are looking into the cause of a small plane crash in copy, new hampshire. a surveillance video captured the sound of the approaching aircraft, then the flash as it hit a multi-family home lat night. the two on board were killed, no one inside the home were hurt. >>> police in atherton,...
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. >>> coming up, more help in jackson, mississippi. what the governor announced as tens of thousands of residents struggle without clean water. >>> and the williams sisters take center court. venus and serena give it their all in the u.s. open doubles tournament. >>> this is the "cbs morning news." > this is the "cbs mornin news." do you have a life insue policy you no longer need? now you can sell your policy - even a term policy - for an immediate cash payment. we thought we had planned carefully for our retirement. but we quickly realized we needed a way to supplement our income. if you have $100,000 or more of life insurance, you may qualify to sell your policy. don't cancel or let your policy lapse without finding out what it's worth. visit coventrydirect.com to find out if your policy qualifies. or call the number on your screen. coventry direct, redefining insurance. meet febreze's miracle spray: febreze fabric refresher. i literally use this every day, to make my house smell amazing. after i make the bed... after i catch my dog
. >>> coming up, more help in jackson, mississippi. what the governor announced as tens of thousands of residents struggle without clean water. >>> and the williams sisters take center court. venus and serena give it their all in the u.s. open doubles tournament. >>> this is the "cbs morning news." > this is the "cbs mornin news." do you have a life insue policy you no longer need? now you can sell your policy - even a term policy - for an...
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in arguments in the mississippi case last december, it seemed they were ready to rethink roe. and jan, this leak is unprecedented. what do we know about the investigation? >> people leak to the media for a lot reasons. they're outraged by somethng, they're disgruntled, or perhaps in this case they're looking to influence a justice, hoping to change his or her vote. there are not a lot of people who would have had access to the draft ruling. the chief justice has asked the marshal of the court to head up the investigation. >> it comes at such a momentous time. this decision could affect millions of women. what about the integrity of the court? >> this decision would have been a blockbuster no matter what, but it's a body blow to the supreme court because it is used to a long tradition, this has never happened, complete confidentiality when the justices are discussing these opinions so they can freely work through their decisions. it will take time for this court to recover. the chief justice in a statement today said the leaker will not succeed in undermining court operations.
in arguments in the mississippi case last december, it seemed they were ready to rethink roe. and jan, this leak is unprecedented. what do we know about the investigation? >> people leak to the media for a lot reasons. they're outraged by somethng, they're disgruntled, or perhaps in this case they're looking to influence a justice, hoping to change his or her vote. there are not a lot of people who would have had access to the draft ruling. the chief justice has asked the marshal of the...
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plus, the worsening water crisis in mississippi. cbs' janet shamlian is in jackson. >> no water is a struggle. >>> navy s.e.a.l. death. a former yale football captain dies during hell week. tonight questions about the culture of brutality and drug use. cbs' david martin spoke to kyle mullen's mother. >> it's like a sick hazing. it's not training. >>> and the medical breakthrough. cbs' dr. jon lapook looks at new technology that could change lives. > this is science fiction. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> we want to begin tonight with that extraordinary just before midnight filing from the justice department where the government laid out its investigation in far more detail than ever before. the document is 36 pages long with 18 additional pages of attachments and includes this photo at the end of the filing, the final page showing several classified secret and top secret documents. one noteworthy point, none of the folders bear a label or stamp indicating they've been declassified as trump or his representati
plus, the worsening water crisis in mississippi. cbs' janet shamlian is in jackson. >> no water is a struggle. >>> navy s.e.a.l. death. a former yale football captain dies during hell week. tonight questions about the culture of brutality and drug use. cbs' david martin spoke to kyle mullen's mother. >> it's like a sick hazing. it's not training. >>> and the medical breakthrough. cbs' dr. jon lapook looks at new technology that could change lives. > this is...
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for 88-year-old james meredith of mississippi, constance baker motley comes to mind when he thinks about the next supreme court justice. >> she is almost like a judge. she's not as tall, but she seems to be as smart. >> i share a birthday with the first black woman ever to be appointed as a federal judge, the honorable constance baker oo motley. >> reporter: as an attorney for the naacp legal defense fund, she was the first african american woman to argue before the supreme court. ultimately winning 9 of her 10 cases, including an historic i have try that involved james meredith in 1962. >> the crowd had come to see him turned away. >> reporter: the supreme court ruled meredith had a right to attend the university of mississippi, making him the first black student to do so. meredith says thursday's confirmation and the fulfillment of the president's promise was decades in the making. >> the black woman has always been the one that's been left out. we can have a woman vice president, we have a woman ambassador to the u.n. but i still think in american reality, the supreme court justice is
for 88-year-old james meredith of mississippi, constance baker motley comes to mind when he thinks about the next supreme court justice. >> she is almost like a judge. she's not as tall, but she seems to be as smart. >> i share a birthday with the first black woman ever to be appointed as a federal judge, the honorable constance baker oo motley. >> reporter: as an attorney for the naacp legal defense fund, she was the first african american woman to argue before the supreme...